1671 ] Relation of the Island of Bourbon, &c. 73 
The next day they disembark'd the sick, of which I was 
one of the number; many dy’d shortly after getting to 
land, more for want of fresh provision than anything else. 
The sixth of the month Monsieur the Admiral despatch’d 
from the said Island the Ships Saint Jean de Bayonne , 
Indienne, & the St. Jacques , to proceed to Antongil & 
Gallamboulle , Provinces of the Island of Madagascar, to 
fetch some rice for the Fleet, which was very short of 
provisions, & of which the Soldiers & Sailors had already 
been in want 
Monsieur the Admiral stay’d in this Island from the 
first of May until the 22nd of June following. During this 
time he held receptions, promulgated the Ordinances, & the 
Amnesty publish’d in Madagascar, & took possession of 
the Island, & of that which was in it, for the King. He 
made very express prohibition of hunting, although it 
was fill’d with a great quantity of Game. 
The 22nd June 1671, Monsieur the Admiral depart’d 
from the Island with the rest of his Fleet, & return’d to 
Fort Dauphin, having previously establish’d as Governour 
or Commandant of the Island one named La Hure . 
I was oblig’d to stay in the Island of Bourbon, not 
having yet gain’d sufficient strength to be able to under¬ 
take a long voyage at sea, being still depriv’d of the use of 
my arms & hands. 
’Twas this which oblig’d me to beg Monsieur the 
Admiral to give an order to the Captains of French Vessels 
which might pass the Island, to give me a passage on 
board when I should have recover’d my health, which he 
granted me. I also requested permission to go in pursuit 
of game in the Island for my subsistence. He did not 
permit me this, but he said that I need not put myself to 
any trouble on this account, & that he would give orders 
about it, for which I thank’d him humbly. 
